Privacy Policy
Last updated August 24, 2026
This explains what Jack Christensen, doing business as Chip, collects when you use Chip, why, and who else touches it. We have tried to write it in plain English rather than the usual fog.
What we collect
- ·Your email address, if you make an account. That is the only way to sign in, and it is how we reach you about your subscription.
- ·Your progress. XP, chips, streak, finished lessons, badges, practice rating, and the real-life games you choose to log. Stored on your device, and synced to our database if you sign in.
- ·Basic usage analytics. Which screens get opened, which lessons get started and finished, when a paywall is shown. These are stored under two random ids we generate for your browser, not under your name.
- ·Subscription details, if you buy Chip Plus: which plan, its status, and when it renews.
- ·Feedback you send through the in-app tester tools, if you are one of our testers.
What we do not collect
- ·Card numbers. Stripe handles payment entirely. Your full card number never reaches us and we could not see it if we wanted to.
- ·No advertising trackers or third-party analytics scripts. The analytics above are our own and stay in our own database.
- ·No selling of your data. Not to advertisers, not to data brokers, not to anyone. We have never done it and it is not part of the plan.
Cookies and local storage
Chip stores your progress and your sign-in session in your browser's local storage, plus two random ids used to count visits without identifying you. There are no advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. Clearing your browser storage signs you out and removes the local copy of your progress. If you have an account, the synced copy comes back when you sign in again.
Who else touches your data
- ·Supabase hosts our database and handles sign-in emails.
- ·Amazon Web Services hosts the site itself.
- ·Stripe processes payments and holds your billing details.
Each of them is a service provider working on our behalf, not a buyer of your information.
How long we keep it
Your account and progress stay until you ask us to delete them. Analytics events are kept for as long as they are useful for understanding how the product is used. Stripe keeps billing records for as long as tax and accounting law requires.
Your choices
- ·Use Chip without an account. The whole free tier works with no email at all. Your progress simply lives on your device.
- ·Product emails are opt-in. There is a checkbox when you sign up, and you can unsubscribe from any of them. Emails about your subscription are not marketing and are sent regardless.
- ·Get a copy, or have it deleted. Email support@playwithchip.com from the address on your account and we will send you your data or delete it. Deleting the account deletes the progress with it.
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights over your personal information, including access, correction, deletion, and the right not to have it sold. We honour those requests at the same address, and we do not sell personal information in the first place.
Children
Chip is not intended for anyone under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child has given us their information, email us and we will remove it.
Security
Data is encrypted in transit. Our database enforces row-level security, which in plain terms means one account cannot read another's data even by asking directly. No system is perfect, but we do not cut corners here.
Changes
We will post updates here and change the date at the top. If we ever start using advertising or third-party measurement tools, this page will say so before we do.